Comments on: Bullying isn’t hate crime

By: Letters From A Tory

Letters From A Tory — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 08:28:08 +0000

Here come the ‘thought police’.

How about we start treating everyone equally for a change and stop pandering to minority wishes? Dizzy had a really good post on this:

http://dizzythinks.net/2007/11/second-class-assault-victim.html

By: yoyo

yoyo — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 05:54:27 +0000

as one of the smart freckly red haired people i do know the impact of bullying first hand, despite this young gay people, particularly in rural areas have a depressingly high rate of suicide due to bullying.

Despite this, anti hate SPEACH legislation has recently backfired in Australia where it has given a platform, political power and a welcomed martyrdom to a nasty Christian bigot group called catch the fire ministry.

By: James Graham

James Graham — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 23:38:27 +0000

I think you were being sarcastic in your usual constructive manner Bob, but since you ask:

Red-headed family forced to move after ‘ginger’ hate campaign

By: Bob Piper

Bob Piper — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 21:54:08 +0000

Next time you see a report in the paper about red-haired people or ‘extreme’ freckly’ people (whatever they are supposed to be) getting a kicking in the street… drop me a line and let me know will you.

By: LiberalHammer

LiberalHammer — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 12:54:02 +0000

All the talk of ‘hate crime’ is dreadfully Orwellian. Isn’t incitement to violence a crime anyway, along with discrimination? Bullying is bullying, regardless of who it is aimed at.

By: sanbikinoraion

sanbikinoraion — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 11:52:15 +0000

What’s that? A Labour government missing the point?? Say it ain’t so!!